re: Home Standby Generators

Depends how reliable your power provider has been. I have Demco, and in the past 25 years, including hurricanes, I have lost power 4-5 times for a total of 8 days. Three days was the longest without power. When I was restoring my home after the 2016 flood I had one company come out and give me an estimate for a 22kw and install. With the little time I am without power I could not justify the investment of $10-11K on something that I had so little use for, plus a service agreement which if you own one of these things, you likely need to have. I also know that when folks are freshly removed from a storm, the generator companies ramp up their ads during a time when as they say the iron is still hot. I have 2 95kw generators, and a couple of small AC units I keep stored in my shop for occasions when I need them. They have done a good job for me. In most cases, I loan one of the generators to family members when they lost power. In saying all that, if your utility compony isn't that reliable, and you constantly lose power, then you probably need to invest in a standby generator. Having a standby generator may help you sell your home faster, but I seriously doubt it would raise the value any by having one.